Steering rack...would this work ?

[Andy_B]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Manual-Rack-Ford-Escort-1-6-RS-Turbo-02-85-07-86-/250652273208?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a5c0a2a38

seems a good price but would it do the job ie overall length as in description ..

[rapidtornado]

not sure on overall length but I think MK2 escort is 560mm knuckle to knuckle

[Bonzo]

I am almost certain that the Mk3 Escort steers from the rear of the hubs !!??

If this is the case, you'll end up with clown steering if you try to fit a Mk3 rack to the front of the Sierra hubs ;)

[twinturbo]

Correct all UK FWD fords have the rack located behind the steering pivot, so the rack is no use. I guess a FWD LHD rack could be flipped.

TT

[Andy_B]

Cheers all...have managed to source a rack from a bloke near me who has upgraded to a quick rack...

[georgenewman1]

cheapest way i found to do this was to buy a set of taps from ebay and cut the sierra rack down, drill and tap the end and make it the book spec length, think the taps cost me about £5 and an hour on the saw and lathe :)

[AshG]

george that wont work. its the actual body of the rack that need shortening to get the pivot points correct. what you have done will cause tones of bump steer and find you the nearest ditch/solid object as soon as you hit a rut in the road

[AshG]

look at page 17 of this pdf and you will see what i mean

http://www.smartsportscars.com/Indy_build_manual.pdf

[pradaloup]

who can tell me the dimension of steering rack, xr 3
because for me, in France, I can return it, and she walks in the right direction

[georgenewman1]

ye sorry thats what ive done, didnt exlplain it that well. cut the body down by remopving a section from the middle and had it tigged back and removed the same amount from the shaft then faced, drilled and tapped the end of the shaft and threadlocked the knuckle back in. cleaned the whole thing, new grease, reassembled then fitted, seems to work like a dream :)

[alga]

I was wondering, if the rack is getting rebuilt anyway, perhaps it's worth searching for tie rods that are the right length and with the right threads so that there is no need for the steering rack extensions?